Chapter 10: Nursing Management: Patients With Chest and ...

The breathing exercises to improve lung expansion are Deep breathing exercises, end inspiratory hold, diaphragmatic breathing, sniff, rib springing. Deep breathing exercises(DBEx) is used to increase alveolar volume and the end inspiratory hold technique is believed to hold the alveoli inflated and redistribution of inspired gas to the alveoli with different time constants. ................
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